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16th Sep 2015

EA Sports stats reveal top 10 transfer deals of the summer

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JOE

We may only be five games into the season, but debate is already raging about which summer transfer is looking like the best value for money.

Arsenal fans will point to the difference that Petr Cech has made to their defensive assuredness, whereas Swansea supporters will rave about Andre Ayew’s impact.

The clever clogs minds behind FIFA 16 have used their statistical knowhow to calculate how each new recruit has performed in the first month or so of the season – and the results are fascinating.

The EA SPORTS Player Performance Index (PPI) shows that West Ham new boy Dimitri Payet is leading the way in terms of new signings making an instant impact.

What’s fascinating is the relative absence of top name players or big clubs – of the top 10, only Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling and Liverpool’s Christian Benteke cost more than £11m.

Three of those listed cost their clubs nada, whilst half are either Leicester City or Crystal Palace players, pointing to the fact that both clubs bought extremely shrewdly during the window.

The top ten are listed below, along with their PPI ranking. We’ll be keeping an eye on how they do as the season progresses:

Player
Team
Price
PPI Ranking
D Payet
West Ham
£10.5m
5
B Sako
Crystal Palace
Free
9
R Sterling
Man City
£49m
13
A Ayew
Swansea City
Free
14
Y Cabaye
Crystal Palace
£9.7m
23
C Benteke
Liverpool
£32.5m
39
A McCarthy
Crystal Palace
£3.4m
60
S Okazaki
Leicester City
£7.7m
69
R Huth
Leicester City
£2.9m
73
P Cech
Arsenal
Free
77
Data courtesy of the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index, the Official Player Rating Index of the Barclays Premier League.